Myanmar Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Myanmar labor force participation rate for 2023 was 44.82%, a 0.2% increase from 2022.
  • Myanmar labor force participation rate for 2022 was 44.63%, a 0.11% decline from 2021.
  • Myanmar labor force participation rate for 2021 was 44.74%, a 0.55% decline from 2020.
  • Myanmar labor force participation rate for 2020 was 45.29%, a 1.26% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.27%
Cambodia 57.63%
Vanuatu 55.32%
Honduras 54.08%
Angola 53.11%
Nicaragua 50.65%
Lao PDR 48.45%
Cameroon 46.54%
Vietnam 46.49%
Indonesia 45.83%
Bolivia 45.72%
Myanmar 44.82%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
El Salvador 43.60%
Pakistan 43.16%
Republic of Congo 42.38%
Lesotho 41.64%
Kenya 41.25%
Ghana 41.05%
Bangladesh 38.82%
Timor-Leste 38.49%
Moldova 37.16%
Georgia 36.51%
Uzbekistan 34.96%
Zambia 34.83%
Sao Tome and Principe 34.12%
Philippines 34.08%
Papua New Guinea 33.60%
Sri Lanka 30.99%
Mongolia 30.84%
India 30.22%
Cabo Verde 28.93%
Tunisia 28.47%
Morocco 26.53%
Sudan 26.39%
Bhutan 26.05%
Nigeria 24.61%
Eswatini 24.04%
Egypt 24.02%
Mauritania 19.77%
Djibouti 14.08%
Myanmar Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 44.82% 0.20%
2022 44.63% -0.11%
2021 44.74% -0.55%
2020 45.29% -1.26%
2019 46.55% -3.16%
2018 49.71% -1.90%
2017 51.60% -4.17%
2016 55.78% -4.09%
2015 59.87% -0.83%
2014 60.70% -0.95%
2013 61.65% -1.00%
2012 62.64% -0.86%
2011 63.50% -0.64%
2010 64.14% -1.15%
2009 65.29% -1.26%
2008 66.55% -1.22%
2007 67.77% -1.41%
2006 69.18% -1.51%
2005 70.69% -1.53%
2004 72.22% -1.49%
2003 73.71% -1.49%
2002 75.20% -1.26%
2001 76.46% -1.15%
2000 77.61% -1.37%
1999 78.99% -1.05%
1998 80.03% -0.50%
1997 80.53% -0.47%
1996 81.00% -0.55%
1995 81.56% -0.61%
1994 82.16% -0.65%
1993 82.82% -0.50%
1992 83.32% -0.84%
1991 84.16% -0.84%